412th Battery | White City on the Dniester
Came in August 1941. First, for our people the hardest rock auto months rock auto of the Great Patriotic War. The first of August the enemy broke through the Southern rock auto Front and 4th Romanian rock auto Army, dedicated to capture of Odessa, rock auto went to the distant rock auto approaches to the city. In these circumstances, the defense began August 5 "jewel by the sea." Bids order was as follows: "Odessa not take and defend to the end." 8 number with city neighborhoods has been declared a state of siege. The brunt of the fighting fell on parts of the Maritime Army. In its rear hastily prepared defensive positions deep system, the front line which to protect the city and the port of artillery fire from the enemy, was held at a distance of 20-25 km from the outskirts of Odessa.
August 13 Romanian-German Connection completely blocked the city from the land. The same day, the front of the Maritime Army troops was divided into three sectors of defense - east, west and south. August 19 Stavka ordered create Odessa defense area (SPA), headed by former commander of the Odessa Naval Base, Rear Admiral Gabriel Vasilyevich Zhukov. This decision was understandable, because in the circumstances only fleet could provide fire support and implement the delivery of ammunition and reinforcements rock auto besieged parts. Only the sea was possible evacuation of the wounded and civilians.
At the same time the enemy regrouped their forces. Marshall and konduektor (leader) of Romania Ion Antonescu demanded that his officers as soon as possible to seize strategically important point, and appointed the official date of the capture of Odessa on August 23 (was even scheduled military parade). August 20, pulling reserves and having 6-fold advantage in manpower, a 5-fold - in the artillery, a considerable superiority in tanks and aircraft, the enemy took the offensive at once in all 3 sectors of the city's defense.
Heavy fighting in those days were part of the Eastern Sector (right flank). Enemy thrown in on this narrow front of more than 50 thousand soldiers and officers. August 22 attack did not stop here, even at night. So much for the defenders came the most critical period of the defense of Odessa - the fight for the approaches to the city.
Here in the Eastern sector in a ravine near the village Chebanka was 412th long-range coastal defense battery. It was built in the early 30s on the draft of a prominent military engineer DM Karbysheva. On the shore batteries were installed rock auto three 180-mm rock auto cannon, round fire, which could hit a target at a range of up to 40 kilometers. Good disguise did 412 th invisible even ran alongside the highway Odessa - Nikolaev. Its powerful fire support was crucial to the whole sector. However, designed to hit long-range targets rock auto and low vulnerability in air strikes, the battery was almost defenseless against the enemy, to be close to the crews. rock auto And if at the critical moment something prevented disable it, the enemy could, seizing guns 412 minutes, send them to Odessa. Breakthrough in the Eastern Sector during its offensive on August 23 Romanians decided at any cost to capture 412-th battery to use it to shoot at the airport, port and fairway. Implementation of this plan would mean the ruin of the besieged city.
Having a great advantage in manpower, Romanians, supported by German machine gunners units (in our combat reports appear as the "Iron Cross") stubbornly rushed to the sea, to the battery. Strengthening its infantry and cavalry tanks, the enemy constantly attacked positions legendary Marines of the 1st Marine Regiment YI Osipova. Ignoring the losses, the enemy succeeded, pushing the depleted part of the 1st Marine Regiment and the 54th Infantry Regiment. Small groups of enemy machine gunners entered the junction of two regiments, and were fixed at the turn of 2-3 kilometers from the 412-th battery. Soon the Romanians began to surround Chebanka, coastal battery and went on Nicholas Road, where towards Odessa prepared defense was not. Here the enemy stopped, waiting for the approach of his military equipment and artillery, amassing forces to capture the 412-th battery and further breakthroughs to the city.
Marching Company rock auto Contact 412-th battery was broken, but according to the 1st Regiment of sailors around her was a fight, and the battery is still alive. The decor was a critical and at the headquarters of the Odessa Defense district understood that we must act quickly. Chief of the Eastern Sector of the Brigade Commander SF Monakhov lacked its own forces to dislodge leaked into the joint between the shelves rock auto gunmen. He asked for help, but at the disposal of staff was not free reserves. And redeploy forces from other sectors can not be - "tight everywhere." At this time, the commander of the defense area GV Zhukov reported that in the 2nd Marine Regiment (at that time - the backup connection), there are two new arrivals to replenish march company, but they - not armed.
According to the Commissioner of the battalion, which came about
Came in August 1941. First, for our people the hardest rock auto months rock auto of the Great Patriotic War. The first of August the enemy broke through the Southern rock auto Front and 4th Romanian rock auto Army, dedicated to capture of Odessa, rock auto went to the distant rock auto approaches to the city. In these circumstances, the defense began August 5 "jewel by the sea." Bids order was as follows: "Odessa not take and defend to the end." 8 number with city neighborhoods has been declared a state of siege. The brunt of the fighting fell on parts of the Maritime Army. In its rear hastily prepared defensive positions deep system, the front line which to protect the city and the port of artillery fire from the enemy, was held at a distance of 20-25 km from the outskirts of Odessa.
August 13 Romanian-German Connection completely blocked the city from the land. The same day, the front of the Maritime Army troops was divided into three sectors of defense - east, west and south. August 19 Stavka ordered create Odessa defense area (SPA), headed by former commander of the Odessa Naval Base, Rear Admiral Gabriel Vasilyevich Zhukov. This decision was understandable, because in the circumstances only fleet could provide fire support and implement the delivery of ammunition and reinforcements rock auto besieged parts. Only the sea was possible evacuation of the wounded and civilians.
At the same time the enemy regrouped their forces. Marshall and konduektor (leader) of Romania Ion Antonescu demanded that his officers as soon as possible to seize strategically important point, and appointed the official date of the capture of Odessa on August 23 (was even scheduled military parade). August 20, pulling reserves and having 6-fold advantage in manpower, a 5-fold - in the artillery, a considerable superiority in tanks and aircraft, the enemy took the offensive at once in all 3 sectors of the city's defense.
Heavy fighting in those days were part of the Eastern Sector (right flank). Enemy thrown in on this narrow front of more than 50 thousand soldiers and officers. August 22 attack did not stop here, even at night. So much for the defenders came the most critical period of the defense of Odessa - the fight for the approaches to the city.
Here in the Eastern sector in a ravine near the village Chebanka was 412th long-range coastal defense battery. It was built in the early 30s on the draft of a prominent military engineer DM Karbysheva. On the shore batteries were installed rock auto three 180-mm rock auto cannon, round fire, which could hit a target at a range of up to 40 kilometers. Good disguise did 412 th invisible even ran alongside the highway Odessa - Nikolaev. Its powerful fire support was crucial to the whole sector. However, designed to hit long-range targets rock auto and low vulnerability in air strikes, the battery was almost defenseless against the enemy, to be close to the crews. rock auto And if at the critical moment something prevented disable it, the enemy could, seizing guns 412 minutes, send them to Odessa. Breakthrough in the Eastern Sector during its offensive on August 23 Romanians decided at any cost to capture 412-th battery to use it to shoot at the airport, port and fairway. Implementation of this plan would mean the ruin of the besieged city.
Having a great advantage in manpower, Romanians, supported by German machine gunners units (in our combat reports appear as the "Iron Cross") stubbornly rushed to the sea, to the battery. Strengthening its infantry and cavalry tanks, the enemy constantly attacked positions legendary Marines of the 1st Marine Regiment YI Osipova. Ignoring the losses, the enemy succeeded, pushing the depleted part of the 1st Marine Regiment and the 54th Infantry Regiment. Small groups of enemy machine gunners entered the junction of two regiments, and were fixed at the turn of 2-3 kilometers from the 412-th battery. Soon the Romanians began to surround Chebanka, coastal battery and went on Nicholas Road, where towards Odessa prepared defense was not. Here the enemy stopped, waiting for the approach of his military equipment and artillery, amassing forces to capture the 412-th battery and further breakthroughs to the city.
Marching Company rock auto Contact 412-th battery was broken, but according to the 1st Regiment of sailors around her was a fight, and the battery is still alive. The decor was a critical and at the headquarters of the Odessa Defense district understood that we must act quickly. Chief of the Eastern Sector of the Brigade Commander SF Monakhov lacked its own forces to dislodge leaked into the joint between the shelves rock auto gunmen. He asked for help, but at the disposal of staff was not free reserves. And redeploy forces from other sectors can not be - "tight everywhere." At this time, the commander of the defense area GV Zhukov reported that in the 2nd Marine Regiment (at that time - the backup connection), there are two new arrivals to replenish march company, but they - not armed.
According to the Commissioner of the battalion, which came about
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